Give the public what they want -- NOT! - We Make Zines2015-03-03T23:22:50Zhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/give-the-public-what-they-want?feed=yes&xn_auth=noYul is right, 1% of people is…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2008-11-24:2288844:Comment:280522008-11-24T18:55:49.049ZWes Whitehttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/WesWhite
Yul is right, 1% of people is an awful lot of people. How you find them is the problem.<br />
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I agree with you completely Yul but think you might largely be preaching to the converted around here...<br />
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I *do* think one can learn from listening to what people say they want. But I don't think you should do anything you don't want to just because other people will pay for it. At least, not in creative terms. What you do for a job might be an altogether different matter.
Yul is right, 1% of people is an awful lot of people. How you find them is the problem.<br />
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I agree with you completely Yul but think you might largely be preaching to the converted around here...<br />
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I *do* think one can learn from listening to what people say they want. But I don't think you should do anything you don't want to just because other people will pay for it. At least, not in creative terms. What you do for a job might be an altogether different matter. If I was able to sell my comi…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2008-11-24:2288844:Comment:280282008-11-24T14:59:53.240ZYul Tolberthttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/YulTolbert
If I was able to sell my comics to 0.01 percent of the world's population, I'd have a bigger audience than ever. In my mind, that would be a sizable success.
If I was able to sell my comics to 0.01 percent of the world's population, I'd have a bigger audience than ever. In my mind, that would be a sizable success. I guess that depends on what…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2008-11-21:2288844:Comment:275862008-11-21T20:51:43.661ZMisti Kohttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/MistiKo
I guess that depends on what you mean by "successfully sell my comics".<br />
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Of course you can produce your comics however you want.<br />
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However, that isn't the same thing as actually selling your comics is it?<br />
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Why would anyone give you money for something that they don't want?<br />
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If we agree that 1% of the population will like your comics, that means that for every person who likes them, 99 people will not. That's a lot of rejection to deal with. I guess if you want to keep at it without bending the…
I guess that depends on what you mean by "successfully sell my comics".<br />
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Of course you can produce your comics however you want.<br />
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However, that isn't the same thing as actually selling your comics is it?<br />
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Why would anyone give you money for something that they don't want?<br />
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If we agree that 1% of the population will like your comics, that means that for every person who likes them, 99 people will not. That's a lot of rejection to deal with. I guess if you want to keep at it without bending the the sway of "public" opinion, you'll just have to get used to it. i don't know how it's in your…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2008-11-20:2288844:Comment:273312008-11-20T14:39:17.801ZTiffany Rossihttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/TiffanyRossi
i don't know how it's in your place, but the only thing that make me proud to be a brazilian is the comics variety we have here. what i mean is that there's always someone who is gonna love what you produce. i'm a huge fan of comics about sex and violence in a funny way, with raw drawing and such, and i trully hate superheroes comics, and i know there are a lot of people who think the opposite, and there are the fans of peanuts and stuff like that, and the ones who love novels like the adriam…
i don't know how it's in your place, but the only thing that make me proud to be a brazilian is the comics variety we have here. what i mean is that there's always someone who is gonna love what you produce. i'm a huge fan of comics about sex and violence in a funny way, with raw drawing and such, and i trully hate superheroes comics, and i know there are a lot of people who think the opposite, and there are the fans of peanuts and stuff like that, and the ones who love novels like the adriam tomine ones... you're gonna always have readers, people who who love your work, don't matter how much they are, matter how real they like you.<br />
and you should also think about what makes you happier: doing comics on your way or getting kinda rich? i thought about it when i decided what to do in college - fine arts -, and i think i'm going by the right way.<br />
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oh, and you'll always have internet on your pleasure. there are two twin comic artists from brazil, fabio bá and gabriel moon, who never had much success by producing their comics here. then they started to show their works online and got known and amazed by the whole world, won internacional awards and such. I don't think anybody in the…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2008-11-20:2288844:Comment:272972008-11-20T10:21:30.906ZBird in the Hand Zine Shophttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/quietchirps
I don't think anybody in the world would disagree with your position to do what the hell you want because frankly, that's what is going to make you happy and at the end of the day who cares if you spend a million dollars if you're going to be happy!
I don't think anybody in the world would disagree with your position to do what the hell you want because frankly, that's what is going to make you happy and at the end of the day who cares if you spend a million dollars if you're going to be happy! Do what ya want! Hell with wh…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2008-11-20:2288844:Comment:272782008-11-20T05:28:48.201ZJme Hashhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/JmeHash
Do what ya want! Hell with what anyone thinks! My comics are sometimes too bad for even my pals and even in my world of freaks it still gets rejected! Have I stopped doing what I feel I want to do? NOOOO! Cause it's so much fun for me and I do geta thrill seeing the different responses to it!
Do what ya want! Hell with what anyone thinks! My comics are sometimes too bad for even my pals and even in my world of freaks it still gets rejected! Have I stopped doing what I feel I want to do? NOOOO! Cause it's so much fun for me and I do geta thrill seeing the different responses to it!